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Function name : GetCurrentThreadId

Group: Process and Thread - Library: kernel32

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The GetCurrentThreadId function retrieves the thread identifier of the calling thread.

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Code examples:

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Declaration:

DWORD GetCurrentThreadId(VOID);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetCurrentThreadId;
	IN kernel32  

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Parameters:

This function has no parameters.

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Return value:

The return value is the thread identifier of the calling thread.

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Comments:

Until the thread terminates, the thread identifier uniquely identifies the thread throughout the system.

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